Earthquake
 

I've been seeing reports on the earthquake that struck Haiti & the Dominican republic. This is terrible and I have been worried sick. Does anyone know if this affected the cigar factories in the DR?

Well I just found out how bad it is & I regret my earlier joke. They are reporting the capitol is destroyed and over 100,000 feared dead. Hey not even I am this callous of a bastard. Thoughts & prayers out to those affected

It is absolutely tragic what happened in Haiti. Thousands need medical care which they are unable to obtain. Many wait to be pulled from ruins of buildings, but rescuers may not be able to reach them in time and there are shortages of safe drinking water and food. It is feared that many people will become ill due to the lack of safe water and through breathing in the dust from the rubble. :(

Unbelievably bad situation. Better hit a charity... we're going Red Cross if anyone has another option post it.

A co-worker and his wife have been sponsoring a child in Port-Au-Prince, last I heard they have no news of what has happened to the child or family. Its a very heart wrenching situation.

In addition to giving blood and donating to the Red Cross, I've found

World Food Programme

UNICEF

Salvation Army

It's worse than I could possibly imagine... pictures from Boston.com

Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. This has destroyed what little they had.

Looking at those pictures, I'm struck by the lack of rebar poking out of the chunks of concrete. I know they are poor, and building practices are different all over the world and throughout the years, but I thought rebar was pretty standard when making stuff out of concrete. Concrete just isn't strong enough when it isn't reinforced internally with metal bar. They didn't have a chance.

It's so horrible and sad. My heart wrenches every time I hear a new report. The poorest country in the world experiences the worst natural disaster in terms of devastation ever...it's impossible to really fathom. :(

How unbelievably sad.

Doctors without Borders gets my dinero.

It makes me want to cry. Those poor people already had plenty of suffering to go around and now this. I'm donating to my church fund and to Oxfam.

Sent what little I could to my church. My brother is on his way there tomorrow to help out.

I wish I had the flexability to go.

In the mean time try this:
http://www.ksbitv.com/news/81521772.html

I hope help gets there soon

You're right. I noticed the same thing, last time I poured a concrete wall the rebar cost more than the concrete and insulated forms combined.

That country is poorer than poor. I hope the aid isn't looted by gangs. That would suck.